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    ZN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blendeplay

    Synonyms:

    atomic number 30; zinc; Zn

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("Zn" is a kind of...):

    metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Zn"):

    spelter (impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots))

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